Who is Kimana Misago?

Kimana Misago is a Senior Cloud & Edge AI Architect based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. He is co-founder and CTIO of DomoSo Solutions Numériques (AgriTech IoT/Edge AI), key architect of the Hyperion reinsurance platform serving 200+ African insurers, and co-lead of TensorFlow User Group Abidjan.

What is Kimana Misago's specialization?

Cloud-native architecture on GCP and AWS, Kubernetes, and Edge AI deployments for African markets — with a focus on offline-first systems, IoT telemetry, YOLOv4-Tiny computer vision, and Generative AI integration using Vertex AI and Gemini.

Is Kimana Misago available for consulting?

Yes. Through Cabinet Marabu and as a freelance consultant, he accepts mission-based engagements in cloud migration, DevSecOps, and Generative AI for West African institutions and SMEs.

What is DomoSo Solutions?

DomoSo is an AgriTech startup co-founded by Kimana Misago that monitors livestock via solar-powered Edge AI, transforming cattle into bankable and insurable assets for West African farmers. It was selected top 20 of 100 startups in DigiGreen & Agri Cohort 2 (Orange Digital Center × GIZ × European Union, 2026).

Engineering Sovereign Intelligence.

I am Kimana Misago, a Senior Cloud & Edge AI Architect with 9+ years across DevOps, cloud infrastructure, AI/ML, and IoT. I build scalable systems at the intersection of complex cloud infrastructure and offline-first edge computing — for African markets.

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Kimana Misago, Senior Cloud & Edge AI Architect, CTIO of DomoSo Solutions Numériques.

Co-founder and CTIO of DomoSo Solutions Numériques — an AgriTech IoT/Edge AI startup selected top 20 of 100 in the DigiGreen Cohort 2 program (Orange Digital Center × GIZ × European Union, €7.6M budget). Key architect of Hyperion, the AI-powered SaaS reinsurance platform serving 200+ African insurers.

Through Cabinet Marabu, I lead cloud and DevOps transformation for institutions including the GUCE-CI (Côte d'Ivoire's Foreign Trade Single Window). I co-lead the TensorFlow User Group Abidjan, mentor at Google Developer Student Club, and participate in the Google GEAR program since February 2026.

My mission: build sovereign African technology that deploys without permanent connectivity dependencies, in service of local economic development.

Tooling

Day-to-day I ship with Python (Django · Flask) and PHP (Laravel · Symfony) on the backend; Kubernetes, Terraform, and GitLab CI for infra; Gemini and Vertex AI for generative workloads; YOLOv4-Tiny on Raspberry Pi and Orange Pi (RK3588) at the edge. Full depth on the portfolio.

Python PHP Kubernetes Terraform GCP Gemini · Vertex AI YOLOv4-Tiny RK3588 · Raspberry Pi MQTT

Career Trajectory

Nine years from full-stack engineering to cloud-native architecture and Edge AI entrepreneurship — with a consistent focus on African infrastructure realities.

Certifications

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KCNA — Kubernetes & Cloud Native Associate Linux Foundation · 2025
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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Amazon Web Services · 2022
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Google Cloud Big Data & ML Fundamentals Google Cloud · 2022
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Explore Generative AI with Vertex AI (Gemini) Google Cloud · 2025
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GCP Professional Cloud Architect In progress · Google GEAR · 2026
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CKAD — Certified Kubernetes Application Developer In progress · 2026

Co-Founder & CTIO

Jan 2024 — Present

DomoSo Solutions Numériques · Abidjan

AgriTech IoT/Edge AI startup focused on livestock monitoring and agricultural-finance enablement. Defined the full technical architecture (offline-first Edge AI, GCP backend, API dashboard). Built a YOLOv4-Tiny cattle-behaviour detection model and real-time dashboards improving monitoring efficiency by 50%, while reducing device energy consumption by 40%. Selected top 20 of 100 startups in DigiGreen Cohort 2.

GCP Raspberry Pi YOLOv4 MQTT Django

IT PMO & Cloud Architect (Consultant)

Aug 2025 — Present

Cabinet Marabu · Abidjan

Part-time PMO/architecture role, managing a 3-person team. Institutional clients include the GUCE-CI (Côte d'Ivoire Foreign Trade Single Window) and Ocean Core. Built technology-governance frameworks; trained senior executives on DevOps, Cloud, and digital-transformation leadership.

Cloud Strategy DevSecOps PMO

Senior Cloud Engineer & IT PMO

Feb 2024 — Aug 2025

Digitech World Wide Inc · Abidjan

Led the digital transformation of the Hyperion 2 reinsurance platform (200+ African insurers). Architected the GCP migration — 30% server cost reduction, 70% faster legal cessions, 99.9% SLA. Managed cross-functional teams of 8+ developers and sysadmins.

GCP Kubernetes Terraform

IT Project Manager & DevOps Lead

Apr 2019 — Feb 2024

Digitech Africa Ltd · Abidjan / Lomé

Architected and deployed the Hyperion SaaS reinsurance platform. Automated backup pipelines (Python/Bash) — 60% efficiency gain. Delivered the SAHAM digital micro-insurance platform (Android + web) and the USSD channel on AWS with secured MTN VPN tunnel. Managed an annual $500K+ technology budget.

AWS PHP Laravel USSD Jenkins

Full Stack Developer

Apr 2018 — Apr 2019

Holding Digitech Group CI · Abidjan

Cloud migration reducing system outages by 85%. AWS infrastructure at 99% reliability. Software-architecture blueprints for government digital-transformation programs.

Community & Speaking

Leadership

Co-lead & Organizer — TensorFlow User Group Abidjan
Mentor — Google Developer Student Club
Member & Mentor — GDG Abidjan
Participant — Google GEAR Program (since Feb 2026)
President & Co-founder — AINA (African Digital Inclusion Association)

Recent Talks

DevFest Abidjan & Cocody Cloud · 2025
"From Kubernetes to Gemma: Deploying a RAG AI Agent Live"
FinTech Forum 2025 (Inclusive Fintech Forum)
Speaker — InsurTech & Hyperion
DevFest Afrique Francophone 2024
GDG Cloud Abidjan